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Radio Configuration

Radi o Mode : Fro m t h is field , y o u can s elect t h e rad io t h at y o u wan t t o
co n fig u re. By d efau lt , Rad io 1 o p erat es in IEEE 802.11a/ n mo d e, an d Rad io
2 o p erat es in IEEE 802.11b / g / n mo d e. If y o u ch an g e t h e mo d e, t h e lab els for
t h e rad io s ch an g e acco rd in g ly . Ch an g es t o t h e s et t in g s ap p ly o n ly t o t h e
s elect ed rad io .Th e DW L-3600A P is a s in g le -rad io A P. A n y s et t in g s y o u
co n fig u re fo r Rad io 1 (802.11a/ n ) are n o t ap p lied t o t h e DW L -3600A P. If
t h e s elect ed Hard ware Ty pe ID fo r t h e A P p ro file is DW L-3600A P, t h e radio
s elect o rs are n o t av ailab le.
S tate : Sp ecify wh et h er y o u wan t t h e rad io o n o r o ff b y clickin g On o r Off.
If y o u t u rn o ff a rad io , t h e A P s en ds d is associatio n frames t o all t h e wireless
clien t s it is cu rren t ly s u p p o rt in g s o t h at t h e rad io can b e g racefu lly
s h u t d o wn an d t h e clien t s can s t art t h e as s o ciat io n p ro ces s wit h o t h er
av ailab le A Ps
RTS : Th res h o ld Sp ecify a Req u est t o Sen d (RTS) Th res h o ld v alu e b et ween
0 an d 2347. Th e RTS t h res h old in d icat es t h e n umb er o f o ct et s in an M PDU,
b elo w wh ich an RTS/ CTS h an d s h ake is n o t p erfo rmed . Ch an g in g t h e RTS
t h res h old can h elp co ntro l t raffic flo w t h ro u gh t h e A P, es pecially o n e wit h a
lo t o f clien t s . If y o u s pecify a lo w t h res h old v alue, RTS p acket s wil l b e s en t
mo re freq u en t ly . Th is will co n s u me mo re b an d wid t h an d red u ce t h e
t h ro u g hp ut o f t h e p acket . On t h e o th er h an d, s endin g mo re RTS p acket s can
h elp t h e n et wo rk reco ver fro m in t erferen ce o r co llis io n s wh ich mig h t o ccu r
o n a b u s y n et wo rk, o r o n a n et wo rk exp erien cin g elect ro mag n et ic
in t erferen ce.
Load B al anci ng : If y o u en ab le lo ad b alan cin g, y o u can co n t ro l t h e amo u n t
o f t raffic t h at is allo wed o n each o f t h e act iv e A P‟s .
Load Uti l i zati on: Th is field allo ws y o u t o s et a t h resh old fo r t h e p ercent ag e
o f n et wo rk b an d wid t h u t ilizat io n allo wed o n t h e rad io . On ce t h e lev el y o u
s p ecify is reach ed , t he A P s to ps accep t in g n ew clien t as s o ciat io n s . En t er a
p ercen t ag e o f u t ilizat io n fro m 1 t o 100.
Maxi mum Cl i ents : Sp ecify t h e maximu m n u mb er o f s t at io n s allo wed t o
as s o ciat e wit h t h is acces s p o in t at an y o n e t ime. Yo u can en t er a v alu e
b et ween 0 an d 200.
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